Lovebirds Breeding Seasons And Breeding Tips

Lovebird Breeding Information

Health:

For breeding lovebirds should be healthier, normal and have an age between 1 to 5 years.

Nesting:

They need a nest for breeding so that they can lay their eggs there. It should have a size of 12''x12''x12'' having an entrance hole of 3'' diameter.Proper nesting material should also be provided. 

Nutrition: 

They should also provided with proper nutrients and a varied diet.For detailed information about lovebird food please see the article. Love Birds Food

Egg Laying:

Female will lay their eggs between 5-12 days after mating.Number of eggs will be 3 to 7 and female will lay an egg daily.

Incubation Period:

Usually incubation period is about 23 days and may vary 2 days up or less.Start counting the days when female sits on the eggs because sometimes she may not start incubating until all the eggs been laid.

Care:

Some lovebirds need to be handfed or by their mother until they are 6 to 8 weeks old.
Lovebird Breeding Season:
Varies between species and regions.

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Lovebird Parrot Facts And Information

Lovebirds mostly live in flocks eating vegetables, fruits, seeds and grasses.Lovebirds average lifespan is between 10 - 15 years.Small social and affectionate parrots blonging to genus Agapornis.Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.

Length                         5–6.5"
Wingspan                    9–12"
Weight                        1–2 oz
Sexual Maturity          1 year
Breeding Season         Varies between species and regions
Number of Eggs         3–8; usually  3 or 4
Breeding Interval       1 year
Incubation Period      22–23 days
Fledging Period          38–50 days; 43– 44 days in most species of 
Typical Diet               Seeds, flowers, fruit, leaf buds; some insects
Lovebird Lifespan     About 12 years  in captivity

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Lovebirds Male Female Difference

How to Know Lovebird is Male or Female

You can not tell the difference between male and female visually and also it is not true that males are more beautiful than females.
One of the most easier way is to locate their pelvic bones which is located at the base of the tail.But this technique only works on the lovebirds.And you will be able to know the sex by this way when the bird is 4 months old.
Using your first finger touch the base of the tail, you will feel that there are two bones here if these bones are so much apart that your finger may go between them than it is a female and if these bones are very closer to each other then it is a male.

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Lovebird's Food And Feeding Guide A List of Their Favorite Foods

Love Birds Food

Lovebirds do not travel long, so their habitat must provide them with sufficient and balanced supply of food throughout the year. Lovebirds eat vegetables, fruits, seeds, grasses and even flowers and leaf buds depending upon seasonal availability. Some Lovebird species like black-collared lovebird mainly feed on figs found on treetops. The bill and foot combination allows lovebirds to hold food in its foot and using its bill breaks up the morsel.Lovebird also use its feet to transfer food to its bill.Using their strong tongue they remove seeds from husks.

List of Fruits Vegetables and Seeds For Lovebirds

Seeds For Love Birds:

Sun flower seeds

Mustard seeds

Millet seeds 

Hulled yellow millet seeds

Safe Fruits For Lovebirds:
Strawberries (these can be messy!)
Apples
Oranges
Blueberries
Peaches
Dried cranberries
Dried bananas
Apricots
Pears
Nectarines

Safe Vegetables For Lovebirds:
Carrots
Broccoli
Corn on the cob (another messy treat)
Collard greens
Mustard greens
Dandelion greens
Kale
Spinach
Bell peppers (green, red, orange, and yellow)
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Sweet Potatoes
Green beans

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Fischer's Lovebird

Fischer's Lovebird

All the lovebird family originated In Africa and one species of lovebird from Madagascar. These popular little love birds are widespread in aviaries around the world.Fischer's lovebird build a nest from grass or leaves filling a hollow, in fact literally stuffing it with material to nest in. They lay between 3-5 eggs that take 23 days to hatch and the young leave the nest in about 5-6 weeks. There are many cross bred varieties of the bird and its colours.

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Lovebird Habitat

Lovebird Habitat

Lovebirds are found in tropical and sub tropical forests of Africa, from Guinea east to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, and in parts of Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Namibia whereas Grey-headed Lovebird is native to Madagascar.Although each species of lovebirds favours different envronmental conditions but two or more species can be found in same region.

Lovebirds

Red-faced lovebird, mostly lives in rainforests and wooded plains.Some species of lovebird prefer lowland forests but Black-winged lovebirds lives in highland juniper forests of ethopia.While on the other hand peach-faced lovebirds favours arid and rocky conditions of southwestren africa.Nyasa and black-cheeked lovebirds are specialized; both are restricted to open stands of the low-growing mopane tree.

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Lovebird Facts And Habitat

Lovebird Facts

Length:                          5 - 6.5" 
Weight:                          1 - 2 oz.
Wingspan:                      9 - 12"   
Sexual Maturity:            1 year 
Number of eggs:             3 - 8 usally 3 or 4
Incubation period:          22 - 23 days
Fledging Period:             38 - 50 days; 43 - 44 days in most species
Breeding Interval:          1 year
Typical Diet:                  Fruits, vegetables, seeds, flowers, leaf                                                                   buds, grasses and some insects
Lovebird Lifespan:                        10 - 15 years

Small social and affectionate parrots blonging to genus Agapornis.Few species of Lovebirds are kept as pets.Lovebird Pairs spend long time with each other pecking and nibbling each others feathers, strenthening their bond pair.Lovebird Found in the forests of Africa whereas one species the Grey-headed Lovebird is native to Madagascar.Lovebirds mostly live in flocks eating vegetables, fruits, seeds and grasses.Lovebirds average lifespan is between 10 - 15 years.

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